Alumni Board

Message from the Association President

We had a fantastic turnout for our annual alumni meeting on April 4 during the Oregon Dental Conference weekend, with nearly 200 attendees enjoying a salmon lunch while catching up with classmates and friends.  Amidst the stories and tall tales of times past (especially from the reunion classes from years ending in "4" and "9"), we actually accomplished some important business during the lunch meeting.

We elected our new slate of board officers at the annual meeting.  The board officers for the 2009-2010 term are: David Kreutzer, DMD '00 (president); Lillian Harewood, DMD '95 (vice-president); Stacy Matsuda, RDH '77 (student outreach / scholarship); Mark Alder, DMD '82 (alumni outreach); and James Alder, DMD '82 (immediate past president).  I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to thank Jim Alder for his dedication and hard work serving as our Alumni Association president this past year.  He has certainly set quite an example for me to follow.

We had two board members complete their terms of service:  Steve Beadnell, DMD '80, and Kelly Blodgett, DMD '00.  We are grateful for all that Drs. Beadnell and Blodgett have done for the Alumni Association and for the School of Dentistry.  While we "retired" two board members, we are pleased to welcome four new members to the Alumni Association board:  Glenn Shimshak, DMD '74, Bill Bonniksen, DMD '75, John McComb, DMD '77 and Eric Burbano, DMD '68.  Please do not hesitate to contact any of the board members with questions or ideas or if you would like to get involved.  We'd love to have you join us.

I encourage you to attend the many events being sponsored by the Alumni Association in the coming year.  (See the Event Calendar).  One of the things that the Alumni Association board is trying to do is step up our activities for our alumni, so that we can stay connected to former classmates and to the school that provided each of us with terrific education and foundation upon which we built our professional careers.  This is truly an exciting time for OHSU and I believe the best is yet to come!